Biography Paul Morphy

The year of birth, at the age of 10, he met chess and three years later he became a first -class master. At the age of 12, Paul won the light parties of the famous chess player Johann Levental. Since childhood, Paul has been impressive and phenomenal memory. He studied at school until a year, then entered the privileged college, and in the University of Louisian, having graduated from the last in two years and received a lawyer's diploma.

In New York, the first All-American Chess Congress took place. Morphi took part in him, and this became a turning point in his life. During this period, Paul played more parties, in of which he gave a head start or, as they then said to the “Dachu forward”. Of the parties on equal terms, he lost only 5. Morphy confidently beat L. in the year in Europe Morphy matches with famous English masters Staunton, Barnes, Owen took place.

All matches ended in the victory of the floor for a clear advantage. A particularly spectacular impression was made on the public Session blindly in Birmingham. The uncorgected world champion in December of the same year, in Paris, Morphy was held with Adolf Andersen, a German master, unquestioned authority of that time. Here is one of the parties of this match: Morphi - Andersen, Paris, immediately after this triumph, A.

Montgredien, seven victories and one draw, fell under the hot hand of the American genius. In conclusion of his tour, the triumph spent several sessions blindly in London, as well as a session against English masters. In the year, Paul Morphy returned to his homeland and was enthusiastically met by his fellow tribesmen. Neither in the old world, nor in the new.

In the year, as a sign of gratitude from the American people, the unfortunate champion was crowned with a golden crown and a wreath. The sunset partly under the influence of euphoria, Morphy obliged his readiness to play with any chess player of the world, giving it a head start: a pawn and turn of the course. Then he suddenly abandoned a serious game. In the early xs, he rejected the challenges of Paulsen and I.

played only light parties with a handicap. He visited Paris again, where he also limited himself to training parties, and also met with De-Rivieur to discuss the idea of ​​creating a debut reference book. However, the plans were not destined to come true. Mental illness presumably schizophrenia, previously manifested itself only episodically, began to progress. Since the beginning of the 60s, the floor has been in the grip of mental illness.

Alas, it was not possible to defeat her, the disease was stronger. The cause of the disease was not exactly established. According to one version, the mental disorder happened as a result of stress due to professional disorder. Morphy could not find the work of a lawyer, that is, in his university specialty. According to another, - the refusal of the parents of their chosen one in the offer of the hand and heart.

They believed that chess did not feed the family. Gradually, the disease passed from the stage of quiet melancholy into a real mania of persecution. At the end of Morphi, he made another voyage to Europe, this time more in order to change the situation and unwind. However, the disease did not back down. She enclosed the floor tightly in her arms, he became more and more in himself and in the circle of loved ones.

Paul Morphy died in his homeland, in New Orleans in the year. The style of playing contemporaries believed that the root cause of the success of sex Morphi is an exceptional combination talent. However, with a careful examination of his work, one can notice that the combinations in his game appeared not from scratch, but served as an instrument in the context of a deep positional game.

And Morphi had superiority more in strategy. For example, the same Andersen was in no way inferior to Morphy in combination skill, but he lost his match, which is called "in the same gate." Morphy strove for an active game, the initiative, exerting positional pressure on the opponent. Combinations served as the final chord of his strategy. It is this approach to chess that is considered the most effective today.

How great is its meaning, it is evident from the fact that nothing new after morph was created in this area ”Fisher about Morfi will add from himself that the fate of Morfa reminds the fate of Robert Fisher.

An impressive take -off to the top of world chess and a subsequent rejection of an active game. It is more interesting to read the opinion of Morphi Robert Fisher: “In terms of accuracy of the Morphy game, he probably surpassed all the chess players that have ever lived. He possessed an absolute vision of the board and never allowed misses, despite the fact that he played very quickly, only in rare cases spending more than five minutes on a course.

I outplayed several hundred parts of Morphi and did not tire of admiring his ingenuity. Sometimes I needed about 20 minutes to find the correct answer to his move. Morphy never lost the presence of the spirit in difficult situations and found the winning opportunities even p of positions that seemed hopeless. In addition, he possessed magnificent endgises. Morphi left chess.

However, his disappointment applied more to chess players than chess.His party is distinguished by the depth of plans, intuitive penetration into the essence of the position, the creative intensity of the struggle and the beauty of the combination. More than one generation of chess players, the best parties of Paulsen-Morphy, New York, G., G., G. If you found it useful, do the following: share with your friends, clicking on the buttons of social networks.

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